As for political poetry, as it's usually defined, it seems there's very little good political poetry. Use this quote
Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry. Use this quote
There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. Use this quote
However, poetry does not live solely in books or in school anthologies. Use this quote
I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens. Use this quote
If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry. Use this quote
I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck. Use this quote
Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation. Use this quote
The poet doesn't invent. He listens. Use this quote
I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding. Use this quote
I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others; it's for others to use. Use this quote
But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it. Use this quote
There is no Frigate like a book to take us lands away nor any coursers like a page of prancing Poetry. Use this quote
My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity. Use this quote
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. Use this quote
I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. Use this quote
Poetry seems to have been eliminated as a literary genre, and installed instead, as a kind of spiritual aerobic exercise - nobody need read it, but anybody can do it. Use this quote
Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature. Use this quote
Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts. Use this quote
My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I'm not kidding. Use this quote
